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Hand of the Day, October 31

Promising, needs shaping. Direction: Like Numbers.

Quick answer

October 31's dealt hand goes for Like Numbers, with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: 7 Crak, 7 Crak, 7 Bam, 7 Dot, 8 Dot, 8 Dot. Promising, needs shaping.

The deal

45677萬7萬7889C中W西

4 Dot, 5 Bam, 6 Bam, 7 Bam, 7 Crak, 7 Crak, 7 Dot, 8 Dot, 8 Dot, 9 Dot, Red Dragon, Soap (White), West

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Like Numbers (4× the number 7). Second option: Consecutive Numbers.

The strongest category here is Like Numbers (4× the number 7). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.

Keep and pass

Build around: 7 Crak, 7 Crak, 7 Bam, 7 Dot, 8 Dot, 8 Dot.

In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:

Red Dragon: an unpaired Red Dragon, and your direction is Like Numbers

Soap (White): an unpaired Soap (White), and your direction is Like Numbers

West: an unpaired West, and your direction is Like Numbers

More hands that went for Like Numbers

The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.

November 6 (promising, needs shaping)

October 25 (promising, needs shaping)

October 19 (early, keep options open)

October 13 (promising, needs shaping)

October 7 (promising, needs shaping)

October 1 (early, keep options open)

See every Like Numbers hand in the archive

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